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Mullus
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Mullus | |
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Mullus barbatus Red mullet | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Mullus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
Type species | |
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Mullus is a subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae (goatfish) and includes the red mullets, occurring mainly in the southwest Atlantic near the South American coast and in the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.[2] These fish are benthic and can be found resting and feeding over soft substrates.
Contents
1 Distribution
2 Commercial Significance
3 Species
4 References
Distribution
Members of the genus Mullus can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterannean Sea. They are often found over soft substrates such as sand in which they search for prey using sensitive "whiskers".
Commercial Significance
The most commercially important of these species is the Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus) which is common in Mediterranean cuisine and often fished for using seine nets, a practice thought to be damaging as it can remove large numbers of spawning fish.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
Mullus surmuletus
| Species[4] | Common name[4] | Environment & range[5] | IUCN status[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
Mullus argentinae C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1933 | Argentine goatfish | Southwestern Atlantic Ocean; Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE* |
Mullus auratus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | Red goatfish | Western Atlantic Ocean; Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
Mullus barbatusT Linnaeus, 1758 | Red mullet | Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea; Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 | Surmullet | Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea; Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
*) NE - not evaluated
T) Type species
References
^ Linnaeus, C., 1758: Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. Systema Naturae, Ed. X. v. 1: i-ii + 1-824.
^ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mullus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
^ ab Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
^ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986: A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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